Official Site:Â Lineage
Studio:Â NCsoft
Launch Date: September 3, 1998 (US)
Sunset Date: June 29, 2011 (US; still in operation in Korea)
Genre:Â Isometric PvP Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
See Also: Lineage II, Lineage Eternal
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Become a raid boss and get rich in Lineage II’s Prelude to War update
Most MMO players have spent a substantial portion of their gaming careers beating the loot out of big, bad raid bosses, but if you've...
Lineage 2 Korea announces the arrival of the Death Knight on August 14
The Korean version of Lineage II is seeing an update on August 14th, and it is properly good and spooky. Or extremely edgelord. Really,...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 takes everyone to the zoo
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NCsoft Q2 2019: Guild Wars 2 may be eyeing a mobile version (again)
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The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever convinced you to buy an MMO?
Many years ago when my guild was between home games, we decided to conduct a little experiment to entertain ourselves while we waited for...
Meadow developer Might & Delight announces a new unnamed online RPG
Last year, I hopped on our podcast to talk about an obscure but long-running and adorable MMO: Meadow. It's one of those games that...
Battle Bards Episode 148: Composer spotlight on Inon Zur
On a special theme episode of Battle Bards, acclaimed composer Inon Zur is given the spotlight, especially for his contributions to several MMORPG soundtracks...
The Stream Team: Still celebrating Lineage II’s 15th birthday
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The MOP Up: Project Torque revs back up for another race
Car racing MMOs have endured bumpy runs in the genre, including the late Project Torque (also called Level R and HEAT Online). Torque ran...
Battle Bards Episode 146: More vocals
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Lineage 2: Revolution releases new battle royale mode with its latest update
Be the last person standing. Fight against the most dangerous prey. Try to stifle your yawning. Yep, it's battle royale, and it has arrived...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme
Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...
City of Heroes: Community harassment ramps up as Homecoming counts 91,000 players
What should have been a fun Memorial Day weekend in Paragon City turned into nightmares for some members of the City of Heroes rogue...
The MOP Up: Dauntless’ forums are down for a month as the game goes offline until Tuesday
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Torchlight Frontiers’ alpha plans major skill and leveling overhaul for May 21
Perfect World and Echtra Games are continuing efforts on Torchlight Frontiers' alpha, announcing this week that the next big patch is coming to testers...
Lineage II is streamlining its early game and adding water dragon raid as Lineage II Classic gets multiple new dungeons
NCsoft's Lineage teams must be working overtime here: Both core Lineage II and Lineage II Classic are getting updates this month.
Over in Lineage II...
1998’s Lineage finally adopts free-to-play in Korea
It's one of the oldest continually running graphical MMORPGs -- and also one of the last free-to-play holdouts in the industry. That last part...
Lineage II shows off plenty of buffs and promotions for its 15-year anniversary
Going for a decade is a nice milestone for any MMO, but Lineage II passed that milestone a while ago. About five years ago, in...
The MOP Up: Warframe descends to Deck 12 on consoles
Warframe's Deck 12 has unlocked for console players -- and there are deep, dark secrets to be uncovered by descending to it.
"Now is the...
